Seminar: Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court in Athens

During the seminar our expert speakers focus on the following content:

• from Community Patent to Unitary Patent
• the legal framework
• the additional tasks entrusted to the EPO by the participating Member States
• the basic concept of the unitary patent
• procedural issues and fees
• register for unitary patent protection and publications
• territorial field of application
• the unitary patent as an object of property
• rights and limitations
• UPC: court structure, jurisdiction, territorial scope
• How and when will the UPC become operational? transitional phasing-in period (sunrise period), activities before entry into force
• general overview over procedure; Rules of Procedure; provisional measures, patent infringement actions, revocation actions, provisional measures, evidence, languages
• relationship between parallel or subsequent EPO opposition proceedings and UPC-actions
• UPC procedure against decisions of the EPO
• cost of proceedings
• roles of Patent Attorneys at UPC, representation and how to become qualified to represent at UPC, privilege,
• UPC-register; opt-out and opt-in procedure

To register please find all information in the event calendar.